
Adrienne Gordon
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Clinical Professor, Neonatologist, passionate about improving outcomes for #mothers and #babies @CREStillbirth @mypsanz @sydneylhd @ISAStillbirth #usydCPC
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Is obesity a choice? Professor Giles Yeo MBE from Cambridge University explores the link between genetics, hunger and obesity in The Nicholas Catchlove Lecture 2024 hosted by Charles Perkins Centre 's Academic Director Prof Stephen Simpson #TNCL2024 is followed by a deep-dive panel discussion


New nature A mechanism for why durable weight loss is so difficult: epigenetic memory of fat cells nature.com/articles/s4158… Ferdinand von Meyenn Laura Hinte


ECR section Dr Malitha Patabendige on inpatient vs outpatient cervical ripening and IOL #APEU2024 MercyPerinatal


ECR session: Cecilia Pynaker on the difference a decade makes in prenatal diagnosis in Victoria #APEU2024 MercyPerinatal Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) UniMelb MDHS Monash Health


ICYMI: The 2024 report of the The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change on health and climate change. Experts calls for trillions of dollars spent on fossil fuels to be redirected towards protecting people’s health, lives and livelihoods. buff.ly/4eoOdEL #LancetClimate24 #COP29



Visiting the #LifeLab in action is always fun. Hands-on science & health experiences for high school students Charles Perkins Centre Extra special this wk with Murat Dizdar & NSW Health Secretary Susan Pearce. Hats off to Eva Breidenbach & team for nurturing our future health leaders! Adrienne Gordon

Wonderful to listen to the amazing Dr Fatima El-Assaad on University of Sydney campus ❤️ Launch of partnership with RPC Sydney and Gidget Foundation 🌺🤰🏻🤰🏽👶🏻👶🏾👶🏽




What an honour and privilege to have the Hon Ged Kearney join our #psanz2025 Congress today and announce $5.8 million Testamount to the amazing work of our society and its sub-committees Australian Preterm Birth Prevention Alliance #everyweekcounts #mothers #babies



🚨 Hot off the press Pediatric Academic Societies presented by JuLee Oei TORPIDO 30/60 🚀 trial of starting FiO2 60% vs 30% in the DR for infants <29w gestation Almost 1500 babies, mean GA about 27w. 80% enrolled via waiver. No difference in death or brain injury at 36w 😞 #neotwitter

🚨 Anup Katheria presents the DOXIE trial results Pediatric Academic Societies 100% vs 30% O2 during 90s of DCC in ext preterm infants, blinded More infants reached SpO2 at 5min with 100%, no different in hyperoxia #neotwitter


Great to see Australia and New Zealand so well represented Pediatric Academic Societies Clinical Trials Session this morning 50% of the session led by 🇦🇺 investigators 🚀 Torpido 30/60 Ju Lee Oei 🩸PAEAN Helen Liley 🧠 NIRTURE Pranav Jani NHMRC CTC University of Sydney PSANZ


🚨 Joseph Neu Pediatric Academic Societies presents the Connection study of a lactobacillus probiotic to reduce NEC in very preterm infants (95 sites in 10 countries!) Almost 2000 babies Some reduction in NEC (NS) and… Significant reduction in mortality! No safety concerns #neotwitter


6 RCTs were presented at the first neonatal clinical trials session Pediatric Academic Societies To summarize: 1 large probiotic trial confirmed previous findings 2 large trials - no diff 2 medium trials - hypothesis generating 1 tiny trial - no diff Are we doing trials right? #neotwitter

Charles Darwin's grandfather told us over 200 years ago not to clamp cord too soon #lessismore #PAS2025 Pediatric Academic Societies 🌺 👶🏽 Essential newborn care ✋🏼✂️ Delayed cord clamping 🤰🏽Kangaroo mother care


Speaker points Pediatric Academic Societies #PAS2025 🌺on therapeutic drift 💉Rita Ryan be kind to those who do clinical trials 🫁Ju Lee Oei - use your common sense 🥶Lina Chalak- document everything 🍼Josef Neu- religion is a culture of faith, science is a culture of doubt

